An hourlong special highlighting her trip to Africa ― which also includes stops in Ghana, Malawi and Egypt ― is scheduled to air next Friday on ABC. She also read them a book. The first lady later left Malawi for Kenya. The first lady was quickly encircled by the gleeful children and she smiled and danced some more. [Full Article...]

Kavanaugh fought back with a blistering partisan attack at a September 27 Senate hearing on Christine Blasey Ford's allegation that he had sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. "The democrats have become too extreme and too unsafe to govern", Trump said . Yet now, the winner-take-all approach to the court adopted by Republicans is threatening this perception by making i... [Full Article...]

We need to help all of the victims no matter what kind of abuse they had. 'I'm against any kind of abuse'. Melania earlier drew some criticism for wearing a white pith helmet during a safari in Kenya because of its association with European exploration of Africa . [Full Article...]

Conservative US judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court Saturday by a razor-thin margin in the Senate, ending months of partisan rancor over his nomination and offering Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency. [Full Article...]

Collins said Friday that she was confident that Kavanaugh will not overturn Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. They urged Senators not to confirm the nomination of Kavanaugh given sexual assault allegations against him. Yesterday both senators Flake and Collins said that the recent Federal Bureau of Investigation background report into Kavan... [Full Article...]

One week after the Murphy Brownrevival introduced fans to "Hilary Clinton", the CBS sitcom took aim at the White House with an episode titled "I (Don't) Heart Huckabee". Sanders attempts to move on before Brown pushes back on the Trump administration's hostility toward the press. She then tries to inspire the press corps by staging an impromptu walk-out - to no avail. [Full Article...]

Mr Mukwege said: "I can see in the faces of many women how they are happy to be recognised ... this is really so touching". The IS has long weaponised sexual violence, and Murad was a victim of this, like many others. Nadia Murad fell victim to war crimes as a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which Islamic State militants set out to destroy in 2014. " Nadia Murad's courageous testimon... [Full Article...]

Mrs May has rejected the EU's plans for a "backstop" to ensure there is no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, but has yet to provide details of a promised alternative. She's right that the agreement was not "handed down on tablets of stone", says the Times . "The creation of Citibank UK Limited will enable us to continue to service our Citigold and other UK consu... [Full Article...]

The new Chromecast has Bluetooth on-board as seen when it went through the FCC in August , but there's no details on how this will benefit users. The Pixel 3 XL won't be announced until next week, but some people already have their hands on Google's next flagship and have even given it the review treatment. [Full Article...]

The source gave no further details but Turkish broadcaster NTV said the ambassador told Turkish officials he had no information about Khashoggi . "I hope it will be resolved peacefully", he said. The journalist's fiance and friends believe Khashoggi has been held at the consulate since he entered it. At least 11 journalists are now being detained in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom ranks as one of ... [Full Article...]

Jumping up and down and hugging one another, they chanted, "Justice for Laquan!" Van Dyke faced two counts of first-degree murder, 16 counts of aggravated battery and one count of official misconduct. But because he's an officer, it will be "hard time", possibly spent in isolation, said Steve Greenberg, who has defended clients at more than 100 murder trials. [Full Article...]

Melania Trump has said she tells her husband off when she disagrees with what he tweets . Asked whether she's ever told her husband to put his phone down, she smiled and said yes. While the first lady on her trip highlighted successful programs of USAID, she indicated she would not press the president to increase funding to the foreign aid agency. [Full Article...]

Malawi First Lady Getrude Mutharika returned welcomed the US First Lady. While petting of the baby elephants, a calf run in her direction apparently startled by her touch - momentarily unsettling her. Trump has twice tried unsuccessfully to slash USAID's budget by a third. "I saw pix [SIC] of her earlier in the day with the colonial look going strong - white blouse and khaki trousers - but to a... [Full Article...]

The texts will convey that it's a test and "no action is needed" and each person should only get the message once. Such presidential alerts would be sent in the event of a pending missile attack or other national emergency, and USA cellphone users are not able opt out of them. [Full Article...]

Shehbaz Sharif was brought to the accountability court in an armoured vehicle followed by a fire tender, an ambulance and police mobiles. Tight security arrangements have been made in the provincial cpital for the former CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif's appearance before the Accountability Court. [Full Article...]